Irāka
See also: iraka and Irākā
Latvian
Irāka (Āzijā)
Irākas karogs
Etymology
Via some other European language, ultimately a Middle East term, possibly from Akkadian 𒌷𒀕 (/Uruk/), (Biblical Erech), from Sumerian 𒌷𒀕 (/Unug/), the name of a city-state region in the south of ancient Iraq. Medieval Arabic uses Iraq as a geographical term for the area in the south and center of the modern Iraq. Some Arabic sources say that Iraq comes from عَرِيق (ʿarīq, “deep-rooted”), from عِرْق (ʿirq, “root”), while others say it is from Middle Persian erāq (“lowlands”), due to historic rule from Iraq's plateau-situated neighbor, Persia.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Irāka f (4th declension)
- Iraq (country in the Middle East in Asia, with Baghdad as its capital)
- Irākas karogs ― the flag of Iraq
- Irākas valdība ― the government of Iraq
- Irākas karš ― the Iraq war
- ASV un sabiedrotie uzbruka Irākai bez ANO sankcijas ― the USA and its allies attacked Iraq without UN sanction
Declension
Declension of Irāka (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Irāka | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Irāku | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Irākas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Irākai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Irāku | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Irākā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Irāka | — |
Synonyms
- Irākas Republika
Related terms
- irākietis, irākiete
- irākisks